Barbara Roberts, Homeopath

Obstacles to Cure- EMF

Sometimes with chronic disease there are obstacles to cure- things that mean even the perfect simillimum, the homeopathic remedy that fits you exactly, will not work well or have a long lasting effect. There are many obstacles to cure. Diet, lifestyle, and stress, but the one I want to talk about today is electromagnetic frequency radiation (EMF). Have you ever been to a place and had a bad feeling about the area or just felt uncomfortable? Ever felt “wired” in …

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Coughs, colds and broken bones

It’s all homeopathy in my house at the moment, lining the kids up to take various remedies. The week before last my youngest had Roseola. Apart from a runny nose for one day, then five days of rash this didn’t bother him at all- but did lower his immune system that the next bug took hold of him quickly and fiercely. For a week now he has been sick with a respiratory virus- it has caused bronchiolitis and a minor …

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Fevers

As a parent, when your child has a fever it can be scary. We’ve been conditioned to think that fever is bad and should be lowered, and it can make you worry. Physiologically, Fever is your body’s first defence against micro organisms. The body’s recognition of bacteria, viruses or their toxins triggers a raise in temperature and the release of immune cells called cytokines that then trigger cytokines receptors to get the immune system effectively fighting against the invader. (As …

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Analysing Studies

Analysing studies is not easy, you cannot tell at a glance if a study is good. It takes time, reading the entire study and looking at the method, the study population and comparing it with the general population, with other studies, as well as the outcomes. Junk science is a real problem (like the study that showed chocolate can help with weight loss (1)), and in pharmaceutical research and evidence based medicine there is publishing bias, meaning that studies that …

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Burns

I burnt myself last night. Distracted while serving dinner I managed to splatter the just-off-the-stove curry sauce all over my right palm and wrist. Straight to the cold tap and I ran it under water for at least 5 minutes, then finished serving, by which time it was red, and painful again, so I took some Belladonna and back under the cold tap. I took a second dose of Belladonna, then ate some dinner and had a third dose. Considering …

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